nut hatch
noun
any of numerous small, short-tailed, sharp-beaked birds of the family Sittidae that creep on trees and feed on small nuts and insects.
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nuthatch (ˈnʌtˌhætʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| any songbird of the family Sittidae, esp Sitta europaea, having strong feet and bill, and feeding on insects, seeds, and nuts | |
| [C14: notehache, from note nut + hache hatchet, from the bird's habit of splitting nuts; see | |
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Nut hatch
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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nuthouse definitionand nut factory; nut-foundry; nuthatch
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